We purchased this print many years ago at a notable print shop in San Francisco, Kubotoya. The owner told us that the print shows a small scale copy of Fuji-san that was built of earth so that those who could not make the trip to Fuji and climb the real thing - whether because of age or cost - could at least climb a smaller replica in Meguro. The season is clearly that of April- May when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. A lovely print with an interesting motif.

The print is standard oban size but has the margins trimmed to the image - very good condition with no marks, tears or foxing. We believe it to be an early print - but not the original strike - probably made in the late 1800s.

Legend has it that Hiroshige determined to become a ukiyo-e artist when he saw the prints of his near-contemporary, Hokusai (Hokusai published some of his greatest prints, such as Thirty six views of Mount Fuji, in 1832.